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Join us for an informative webinar focused on facilities financing options available to charter schools. Finding and securing state-of-the-art facilities and financing is a challenge charter school leaders face. Learn about the various options and how to evaluate what is best for your school.

We will cover:

  • Funding structure and options available 
  • Pros and cons to various financing 
  • Balancing needs versus wants for your facility 
  • Facing budget realities 
  • Facilities planning best practices 

Facilities Options for Charter Schools

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

9:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. EST

Featured Speakers

Michael Atkins, General Counsel, The Leona Group

Michael R. Atkins has served as General Counsel for The Leona Group, LLC and its subsidiary and affiliated entities (“Leona Group”) since 2008, after spending 30 years in private legal practice with the firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC. The Leona Group’s current core business operations involve the provision of educational, business, administrative and management services to charter school customers located in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

Stuart Ellis, President & CEO, Charter School Capital

Charter School Capital is the industry leader, providing growth capital and facilities financing to charter schools nationwide. To date the organization has provided more than $850 million in funding to 500+ charter schools educating 500,000 students across the country. In addition, nearly $125 million of a $500 million facilities fund has been put to work in charter school facilities.

Submit your questions in advance and register to receive the webinar instructions.

OAPCS Conference LogoThe Charter School Capital team is packing up and getting ready to head to Columbus, Ohio next week to celebrate the 18 years of charter school growth in the state.
We’re proud of our continued partnership with the Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools and be the Diamond Sponsor of this year’s Ohio Charter Schools Conference.
Our focus at the conference will be on the 4T’s – teachers, textbooks, transportation, and technology – and how our growth capital can help fund these and other operational needs. Our facilities team will also be on hand to help schools learn more about our facilities financing options and how we can provide schools more control over their facilities needs.
If you’re attending the conference, check out one of our informative breakout sessions:

Charter School Growth Strategies — Start-up, Expansion, Maturity

Thursday, November 12 | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | 2nd Floor: Senate Chamber

Charter schools face a variety of challenges at each stage of growth. This panel session will outline these stages of growth from start-up to expansion to mature school and highlight the challenges schools face at each stage. Our panel of experts will offer best practices learned from their experiences.

Panelists:

  • Skip Hansen, EVP of Business Development, Learn4Life Concept Charter Schools
  • Dr. Darlene Chambers, President and CEO, Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools
  • Stuart Ellis, CEO, Charter School Capital 

Digital Marketing 101 for Charter Schools

Thursday, November 12 | 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | 2nd Floor: Senate Chamber

Charter school growth requires solid student enrollment and retention programs that position the school for growth. Attendees will dive into digital marketing strategies with an overview of the digital landscape and learn why it’s relevant to charter school expansion and replication. Best practices will also be highlighted for school leaders to implement for their charter schools.

Panelists:

  • Scott Kaufmann, Partner, Lucid Agency
  • Kim Brater, VP of Marketing, Charter School Capital
  • Michael Barber, Founder, barber&hewitt